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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Two apartment buildings in South Korea quarantined over COVID-19
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SEOUL: Two South Korean apartment buildings heavily occupied by members of a sect linked to most of the country’s coronavirus cases have been quarantined after dozens of residents tested positive for the disease, an official said Saturday (Mar 7). The move comes as the country, which has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
China COVID-19 fight sparks outcry over female frontline staff
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BEIJING: China’s fight against the coronavirus epidemic has triggered anger over the neglect of frontline female workers who have struggled to access menstrual products, battled with ill-fitting equipment and had their heads shaved. Reports that some medical staff were given birth control pills in order to delay their periods have also prompted outrage. Advertisement Advertisement As
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Australian clinic closes after doctor tests positive for COVID-19
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SYDNEY: Australian health authorities said on Saturday (Feb 7) they had closed a clinic and were contacting around 70 patients of a doctor who has been diagnosed with coronavirus after recently returning from the United States. The Melbourne-based general practioner returned to Australia on Feb 29. Advertisement Advertisement READ: COVID-19 found on cruise ship as more US
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
China exports plunge on COVID-19 epidemic
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BEIJING: China’s exports plummeted in the first two months of this year on the back of a coronavirus epidemic that forced businesses to suspend operations, disrupting the world’s supply chains. Exports fell 17.2 per cent, the biggest drop since February 2019 during the trade war with the United States, and imports dropped 4 per cent, according
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
COVID-19: Hong Kong asks residents to defer non-urgent travel
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HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government has warned the city’s residents to consider deferring all non-essential travel outside of the territory, as the coronavirus becomes increasingly prevalent around the world. It had already placed a red alert – the second-highest warning in Hong Kong – on travelling to South Korea and the Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
‘It’s humiliating’: China’s COVID-19 controls raise hackles
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BEIJING: An elderly man in virus-hit China pops out to use a public toilet without wearing a compulsory face mask. The next thing he knows, police are ordering him into a van to be taken into quarantine. A video of the incident in the northern province of Hebei has been widely shared on social media
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
South Korea confirms 174 new COVID-19 cases, total to 6,767
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SEOUL: South Korea on Saturday (Mar 7) reported 174 additional coronavirus cases from late Friday, taking the national tally to 6,767, the Korea Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The death toll remained unchanged at 44 from late Friday, the KCDC added. Advertisement Advertisement READ: South Korea’s central bank burns, quarantines cash in COVID-19
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Singapore reports 13 new COVID-19 cases in largest single-day spike
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SINGAPORE: Singapore announced 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday (Mar 6), the highest daily jump since the outbreak started here. This brings the total number of new coronavirus cases in Singapore to 130 since the first case was confirmed on Jan 23. Advertisement Advertisement One more patient has recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
MOH investigating possibility of COVID-19 transmission within SGH ward
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is investigating the possibility that there was transmission of COVID-19 within a ward at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), the health authority said on Friday (Mar 6). Case 109, a 70-year-old Singaporean man, and a new case announced on Friday – Case 126 – had been at the same ward at SGH
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
First week in office: Muhyiddin has hands full with Cabinet line-up, political coalitions and COVID-19
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been in office for less than a week, but the 72-year-old already has a lengthy to-do list. Having been sworn in after the uncertainty of Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation and the collapse of Pakatan Harapan (PH), Mr Muhyiddin’s urgent priority is to steady the ship and steer
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Malaysia confirms 28 new COVID-19 cases
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Health Ministry has confirmed 28 new COVID-19 cases on Friday (Mar 6), bringing the total number of positive cases to 83. In a statement, Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said patients 56 to 83 have all been hospitalised for further treatment, and contact tracing for the new cases is underway. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
Adviser to Iran’s foreign minister dies of COVID-19
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TEHRAN: An adviser to Iran’s foreign minister who took part in the 1979 US embassy hostage crisis has died from coronavirus, the official IRNA news agency reported. Hossein Sheikholeslam, “a veteran and revolutionary diplomat” died late Thursday (Mar 5), IRNA said. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Iran announces 15 new COVID-19 deaths, raising total to 107 Iran has been
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
‘This is not a drill’: WHO urges world to take COVID-19 more seriously
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BEIJING: World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a “disturbing” lack of hospital preparedness. Global markets tumbled again over concerns about the impact on the economy and as countries took more
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
Temperature screening ‘important’ but not ‘foolproof’ in detecting COVID-19: Gan Kim Yong
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SINGAPORE: Temperature screening is an important tool in detecting COVID-19 cases, but it is not a foolproof measure and should not be regarded as the only way to identify people who are unwell, health authorities said on Friday (Mar 6). “Temperature tests are very important because many of our COVID-19 patients eventually develop a temperature, a fever,”
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